I've had her since I was 14, she was born in my closet. I remember how tiny and vulnerable she was. She chose me. Originally I picked her brother, but she chose me and so I chose her. She's been by my side through everything. Being kicked out of my parents house, being kicked out of my sister's place. We live in a basement together with her new siblings, in the form of dogs. (So she wasn't lonely) She gets along well with all animals, aside from other cats. She let me know she's the only cat for me. Lol I wish I could provide her a better life, one outside of poverty. I had a job, but lost it and nobody is wanting to hire me. I've tried multiple places. I love all my pets, but she is literally my soul animal. No matter what I go through, she's there by my side. She's 11 years old, I'm 25 now. I do believe she deserves better, but I feel so conflicted. I asked my parents if they'd house her while I got back on my feet and my dad declined because it would be "awkward" and hard for her to adjust. I don't want to give her to strangers. I know this is sort of a vent, but she's means the world to me and it sucks knowing I can't do better for her.

This is Sabrina, a 5 week old female ginger kitten that we rescued a few days ago. She is still recovering from sniffles but she much better already ❤️

Oh just a casual Monday evening with Rory

Got him at 4 weeks and was bottle feeding him until a week ago. He is growing so fast!!!

I have pics on my profile of him when I first got him.

I got my first cat when I was 14 and she is a torti, she started to grow closer with my mom through the years so now that I’m 20 I just decided to have her life with my mom anyway, but she was always hesitant to cuddle or gets pets, she wasn’t aggressive, just had attitude and sometimes swatted at people for fun

"🥀 collecting money to buy a fish 🐟, plz give a heart in heart ❤️ to give her a treat"

My cousin sent me this in the morning, he saw it while going home.

I've decided to foster kittens, and got a 5 week old female kitty thru a local shelter yesterday. She is very sweet, eats well and is really playful, but doesn't seem to understand the concept of the litter box. She would go anywhere- on a carpet, floor, even on my mattress. The shelter gave me specific sand that is designed for kittens (apparently it has herbs that they like) but she would not go in the litter box at all. Is there anything I can do to potty train her? Any help/advie would be super appreciated!!

I love my cat dearly.

Two year old tabby.

But...my once very clean smelling home now smells not so nice!

As soon as I walk in I smell her litter box!

What is everyone doing for this?

I have been to plenty of peoples houses and it does smell like ours!

We use a stainless steel box.

Clean it a few times a day.

Baking soda.

Help! I have a very sensitive sense of smell!

Pepper started out as a stray filled with worms and covered in scars on his little tomcat cheeks. He started out in a little bathroom, but quickly upgraded to his own bedroom where he’s been for the last 5 weeks. He got neutered, dewormed, and he’s been getting medicated baths (and lots of love and treats.)

He’s so loving, and he’s just as loved. Sweet pepper has a whole life of happiness with his orange brother ahead of him. No more fighting or food insecurity. Just pure indoor AC and DINK goodness.

The picture at the end is his bother eager to meet him, they play under the door a whole bunch. I feel so guilty keeping him separate for this long, but he only has one week left to be 100% worm free then he can start his new life!

Thought I’d share the joy. 6 year old pepper has a lot of toys to play with

(Btw his scars on his cheeks, I assume from fighting, the black hair is growing back white! That’s so cute to me, he really is salt and pepper.) 🧂

My dearest Povilas,

I want to share your story with the whole world, and with you as well.

I found you at an animal shelter on November 20, 2015. You were so tiny that you could fit in the palm of my hand, and you had been put in a cage with an adult cat who was hurting you. You immediately caught my attention, and that very day I couldn’t resist — I took you home with me.

After we got home, some time passed before I noticed that you were having trouble walking. Your legs would slide out to the sides. I took you to the shelter’s veterinarian, but they didn’t know what was wrong with you — and, honestly, they didn’t seem very interested in finding out. It felt as though they were in a hurry to send us home as quickly as possible, just so I wouldn’t leave you there with them again.

I started researching what could be wrong with you and discovered that it was most likely swimmer syndrome, possibly a birth defect you had been born with. I was terrified that you would never be able to live a full life like a real cat.

One of the solutions was to gently tie your legs together so they wouldn’t slide out to the sides. And that’s what I did. Every day, I used a little elastic band to hold your back legs together, helping you strengthen your muscles and learn how to walk properly. And it saved you.

Yes, perhaps you were never quite like other cats. You couldn’t jump as high, but you could run, you could walk, and you could jump onto the furniture just to come and cuddle with me.

I truly hope you had a good life with me, because you meant so much to me.

Of course, as you grew older, illnesses and other hardships came our way. Osteoarthritis attacked your joints. Walking became difficult for you. You could no longer climb the stairs, you stopped running, and I had to lift you onto the sofa.

Then, on October 2, 2026, something happened. Your back legs stopped working. You could move them only a little, but you could no longer stand...

On October 4, when I took you to the veterinarian, I already knew that it would be your final journey.

Of course, I wanted to spoil you as much as I could. Before we left, you got your favorite treat.

I will remember your passing for the rest of my life. I knew I would never let you leave this world alone. I stayed with you until your very last breath.

A part of my heart died with you.

You were with me for so long — my very best friend. We went through everything together: moving homes, difficult times, and even my divorce. You were always there beside me.

I will never forget hearing your little footsteps on the stairs in the morning as you came to ask for breakfast. I will never forget how you would come to bed and lie beside me, how much you loved watching the birds, lying in the warm sun on the terrace, and how you would wait by the door for me to come home.

You followed me everywhere.

Those were the best 3,971 days of my life — because I got to spend them with you.

I truly hope that your time with me was just as wonderful for you as my time with you was for me.

You were an incredible cat. A true friend.

We will definitely meet again someday, my dearest Povilas.

Until then, my little friend. ❤️

those with a third cat, what is your experience like? how different is it than having two? we have two that came from the same foster home currently and they are 5 years old.

I kind of just wanted to post a picture I took of my friend’s cat. She’s the friendliest cat I’ve ever been around. And that’s huge, since I’ve raised around 12 cats. She’s just so beautiful, I love her 😭

Photo of my kitten for engagement LMAO.

To put a long story short, me and a friend have moved in together. She has a two year old female, and I have a (roughly) 7 month old female. Her cat is easily startled and was sometimes hit by the previous owner’s other cats, so she’s skittish of other animals. My kitten yearns for this cat.

She tries to rush up to her, tackle, play, but my roommate’s cat is nooot having it. They’ve now hissed at each other and I think my roommate’s cat has swatted at the kitten. It’s stressing the poor girl out— she’s hiding in my roommate’s room usually and isn’t eating well.

What can we do to make this easier for both of them? I know it’s a new place and getting used to each other could take some time, but I just want to know how we can make things less stressful for our girls. Advice?

Hi guys, I’ve been feeding 3 stray cats for a few months. Recently I’ve noticed the white cat started to developing some skin issue and the top of his nose looks like it’s scabbing/dark areas and I’m very concerned. I’ve never owned or had a cat and was wondering what you guys think or what I should do. They stay in front of our house, please need some advice it hurts me to see his face like this I hope he’s okay. The 2 pictures were today and the third one was 2 weeks ago, he was just fine

I found my 3 year old boy on the streets couple of months ago. Long story short he grew into a picky little lad and doesn't want to eat his pouches that are of decent quality. I currently feed him shelma and he doesn't like it anymore. This creature only wants to eat Felix pouches which I am guessing really isn't good for him long time? I tried different brands,textures, I tried 50/50, mash it but nothing seems to work. He may not look like it but he's smart to some extent. Does anyone have experience with trying to trick their cat? Or should I honestly just give up and let him have his Felix (I would also like to add.. he gets fed 2x a day wet pouch and has kibble from nature's protection he eats very little of it . He's also at a healthy weight) Picture of the suspect added.

Past weeks my cats have either pooped or peed in different family members beds for whatever unknown reason, I have waterproof liners on all mattresses. This has been happening on especially on brand new clean sheets, I’m sure that it’s only 1-2/4 cats

Litter boxes have been cleaned daily, cat food filled, water changed daily

I had a stupid thought that they may be trying to mark their territory

So I just started putting some kind of cat toy or cat bed on the beds when everyone gets up in the morning

It’s been 3 weeks, no issue, if it starts up again, someone will be kicked out /s

While i was repairing my car around 10am this morning, i saw this cat, and she looked hungry and seems something wrong with her breathing (it seems she is snoring). Gave her some food and water. And she has been around me and following me while I'm working on my car. Its almost midnight and getting cold outside and the cat is still in front of our house near my car. I placed a big carton box for her shelter, some food and water outside.

I can't definitely bring her inside because our dog will go berserk. I'm not a cat person and I'm not familiar on what to do.